JPH0114063B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a storage device for a cableway carrier, and more particularly to a storage device for a cableway carrier of a self-circulating cableway.

An automatic circulation type cableway circulates the cable by stretching it between pulleys installed at the terminals at both ends, and then the cable is pulled at the terminal at one end using a cable gripping machine with a suspended carrier. It is a means of transportation or transportation that starts by holding on to a rope, moves along with the movement of the rope, and then arrives at a stop at the other end and wanders around. It has the characteristic that it can be adjusted and responded to.

The carriers used for such automatic circulation cableways are usually small carriers that seat 4 to 6 people, and transport is carried out at frequent departure intervals of 16 seconds or less, so it is necessary to have one cableway. The number of devices has also increased, ranging from the usual 10 to over 100.

All of these carriers must be stored in the garage at night or when the operation is suspended, and some of them must be stored in the garage when the operation intervals are adjusted sparsely, so the garage space required for this requires a large area. It is becoming.

FIG. 1 shows a conventional cableway carrier storage device in which the garage is located on the same plane as the main line equipment.

The main line rail 2 is arranged in a U-shape inside the stop 1,
The carrier 3 moves in the direction of arrow 4 from within the cableway track, and
Locate at point a and move to each point 5a, 6a, 6b on the main line track.
5b.
We grabbed the ropes and set out on the cableway. Passenger handling is performed while the carrier 3 is passing through the main rail. The garage line rail 7 is arranged so as to branch from the main line rail 2 at a point 6a, meander in a comb shape, and then connect to the main line rail 2 at a point 6b.
The carriages are further transferred into the garage track 7 in the direction of the arrow 8a, and the subsequent carriages are also sequentially moved and stored as shown in the storage carriage group 9. In the case of leaving the garage, the vehicle is transferred from the garage line rail 7 in the direction of arrow 8b through point 6b to the main line rail and allowed to participate in main line operation.

As mentioned above, installing the main line equipment and the storage equipment on the same plane requires the acquisition of a large planar site. However, since cableway facilities are constructed on mountains or slopes, it is often difficult to acquire such a large flat site. Therefore, if a large amount of money is required to create a large flat site, or if the topographical conditions are steep and suitable land is small, the construction plan may have to be abandoned.

Conventional solutions to this problem include e.g.
The one shown in the figure has been proposed and implemented.

The bus stop 11 is structured into two levels, an upper floor 12 and a lower floor 13, and a main line rail 14 is installed on the upper floor 12.
Garage line rails 15 are arranged on the lower floor 13. A pit 16 is installed between the upper floor 12 and the lower floor 13.
A carrier lift 17 that lifts and lowers a hoisting rail 18 along a guide rail 19 that has holes drilled and that can be intermittent with both the main line rail 14 and the garage line rail 15.
(elevator). When storing the carrier 20, the carrier 20a is transferred from the main rail 14 onto the elevator rail 18 and positioned at the position 20a, and then the carrier 20a is lowered along the guide rail 19 and placed on the elevator rail 18 as shown by the dotted line. Garage line rail 15
The carriage 20 is transferred onto the garage track and stored as shown in the storage carriage group 21. In order to store the following carrier, the lifting rail 18 of the lifting device 17 is used.
, and the same procedure as described above is repeated.

However, with this storage method, the operating procedure is
The processing time is unsatisfactory because it is intermittent or intermittent, and there is an invalid time when the elevator rail 18 is returned to store the next carrier after storing one carrier.

The present invention has been made with the aim of improving this situation.

Corresponding to this purpose, the cableway carrier storage device of the present invention is provided at a stop for a circulation cableway in which a carrier suspended from a cable gripper is operated along a rail, and the stop is structured into a plurality of levels, A main rail used for the regular operation of the carrier is installed on one floor, and a garage rail for storing the carrier is installed on the other floor, and the main rail and the garage rail are connected by an inclined rail. The present invention is characterized in that a conveyor device for transporting the carriers is disposed along the inclined rail, so that the carriers are continuously moved in and out of the warehouse.

The details of this invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment.

3a and 3b illustrate a storage device for a cableway carrier according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the multi-layered bus stop is constructed with two layers, and FIG. 3a shows the upper layer of the two layers, and FIG. 3b shows the lower layer. There is.

In FIG. 3a, the main line rail 40 used for regular operation of the cableway is configured in a U-shape in plan view, and the carrier 33 enters along the cable 34a in the direction of the arrow 35, and near the rope point 36. , moves away from the cable 34a and onto the main rail 40, is pushed by another force such as a conveyor, turns around from the branch point 37 on a semicircular path, and returns to the branch point 3.
8 and reach the rope grip point 39. During this time, the passenger is treated as an alighting passenger during the elapsed section from the branch point 36 to the branch point 37, and the passenger is treated as a passenger during the elapsed section from the branch point 38 to the rope grip point 39. The carrier 33 further grabs the rope 34b near the rope gripping point 39 and departs onto the cableway track.

In this embodiment, the main rail 40 is supported by frames 41a, 41b, and 41c erected from the upper floor surface 32, but it is also possible to suspend the rail 40 from above using, for example, a hanger. be.

Next, near the branch point 37 of the main line rail 40, a turnout 42a that can be disconnected from the main line rail 40 for storage of the carriage 33 is arranged, and when the turnout 42a is switched, it is connected to the inclined rail 43a. It is made to be done.

The inclined rail 43a has a downward slope, and passes through a pit 44 which is formed by cutting out a part of the upper floor surface 32 so that the upper floor 31 and the lower floor 32 pass through, and connects the garage line rail 52 of the lower floor 51. It is connected to the.

The inclined rail 43b is connected to the garage line rail 52 arranged on the lower floor 51 and has an upward slope.
Passing through the pit 44 and reaching the upper floor 31,
When the turnout 42b is connected to the main line rail 40 in the vicinity of the branch point 38 and the turnout 42b is switched for exiting the warehouse, the main line rail 40 is connected to the turnout 42b.

An incoming conveyor device 61a is arranged along the inclined rail 43a, and an outgoing conveyor device 61b is arranged along the inclined rail 43b.

Figure 3b shows the lower floor 5 used for storing carriers.
1 is shown. The inclined rail 43a that descends after passing through the pit penetrated by the upper floor 31 is connected to the lower floor 5.
It is connected to the garage line rail 52 of No. 1. The garage line rail 52 is arranged on the lower floor 51 in a meandering comb-shape in plan view, and is further connected to the inclined rail 43b. In this embodiment, the garage line rails 52 are arranged in a comb-shaped meandering manner in order to effectively utilize the space on the lower floor 51 and efficiently store the carriers at a high density.

In Fig. 4 a, b, c, the inclined rails 43a, 4
3b, a conveyor device 61 is shown. The conveyor device 61 has a chain 62 stretched in an endless manner so as to circulate along a chain guide rail 63, and is provided with a plurality of sets of ratchets. 1 set of ratchets 65a, 65
b are arranged at intervals corresponding to the length l of the rope gripping device 66 of the carrier 33.

FIG. 4b shows that the carrier's gripping machine 66 is connected to the conveyor device 6.
1 shows the state of entering at a slow speed in the direction of arrow 67,
In this figure, the ratchet 65a rotates in the direction of arrow 69 around the pin 68a, and the tip 70a of the ratchet 65a is in contact with the upper surface of the rope gripper 66.
As the chain 62 advances in the direction of the arrow 71 at a speed relatively higher than the entry speed of the lace holder 66, the tip 70a of the ratchet 65a comes into contact with the front part 72 of the lace holder 66, and the following Ratchet 65
The tip 70b of the cable holder 66 is in contact with or in the vicinity of the rear part 73 of the rope gripper 66 with a small clearance.

In this way, the rope gripper 66 is held between the two ratchets 65a and 65b, and as shown in FIG.
This figure shows how the vehicle travels along the slope section. Here, the rope gripping device 66 is attached to the end portions 70a, 70 of the ratchets 65a, 65b of the chain 62.
It is located in the middle between the two points and is moving down the inclined track 43. Since this is a descending section, the tip end 70a of the ratchet 65a supports the front part 72 of the rope gripping machine 66 and supports the downward escape of the rope gripping machine 66, while proceeding in the direction of the arrow 74.
b follows the rope while maintaining a small gap 75 with the rear of the rope gripping machine 66.

In the ascending section of the conveyor device 61, or in the section horizontally transitioning from the ascending or descending section, the end portion 70 of the ratchet 65b is attached to the rear part 73 of the rope gripper 66.
This is the same as in the case of lowering, except that b contacts and pushes the rope and a small gap is maintained between the front portion 72 of the rope gripper 66 and the tip portion 70a of the ratchet 65a.

Note that the ratchets 65a, 65b... are always aligned with the arrow 6 as shown in 65a in FIG. 4b.
It is constructed using a spring (not shown) so that it rotates around the center of the pin 68 in the opposite direction to 9 and stands upright. To avoid this, the rope grip machine 66
If the ratchet 65a does not exist at the relevant position, it rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow 69 and the tip 70a returns to its upright position. This action is performed in the same manner for all of the plurality of sets of ratchets.

Note that the two opposing ratchets 65a and 65b
6 is used as one set, but this is because the receiving conveyor device 6 has a downward slope.
1a, the rear part 73 of the rope gripping machine 66 in the horizontal part
This configuration is necessary because it requires a ratchet 65b for pushing the rope, and a ratchet 65a for supporting the front part 72 of the rope gripper 66 on the slope. Since there is no risk that the rope gripping machine 66 will run away in the direction of movement due to the action, only the ratchet 65b for pushing the rear part 73 of the rope grasping machine 66 is provided, and the ratchet 65a that should support the front part 72 of the rope gripping machine 66 is omitted. You can also do that.

A method for storing a cableway carrier using the apparatus constructed as described above will be explained as follows. In other words, in the case of warehousing a carrier, the carrier arriving from the cableway is transported along the main rail 40, and then transferred to the branch point 3.
The turnout 42a near 7 is connected to the main rail 40, and the carrier 33 is allowed to enter the inclined rail 43a. When warehousing, if the warehousing conveyor device 61a is operated continuously, the warehousing conveyor device 61a
The ratchets (for example, 65a, 65b) catch the tether 66 of the carrier 33 and automatically lower it along the inclined rail 43a from the upper floor 31 through the pit 44 to the lower floor 51. 52. In this way, the carriage is then pushed to the other side along the garage track 52 and stored as shown in the storage carriage group 76 in FIG. Complete.

Next, in the case of unloading the carriage, the carriage 33 is forcefully pushed from the storage carriage group 76 along the garage line rail 52 to enter the unloading conveyor device 61b. In this case, if the unloading conveyor device 61b is operated continuously in advance, the ratchets (for example, 65a, 65b) of the unloading conveyor device 61 will catch the rope gripping device 66 of the carrier 33 and move it from the lower floor 51 to the pit 44.
The vehicle passes through and is transported upward to the upper floor 31. Branching point 3
If the turnout 42b near No. 8 is connected to the main line rail 40, the carrier 33 can enter the main line rail 40 and continue regular operation.

FIGS. 3a and 3b show a main line rail installed on the upper floor as an embodiment of the cableway carrier storage device of the present invention,
Although we have shown a case in which garage line rails are installed on the lower floors, another application example is to install main line rails on the lower floors and garage line rails on the upper floors. Of course, it is also possible to connect the two using an inclined rail and a conveyor device. Alternatively, the stop can be formed into multiple levels, and the main track of the first level can be arranged.
Garage line rails are installed on the second and third floors, respectively, between the main line track on the first floor and the garage line rail on the second floor, and between the garage line track on the second floor and the third floor.
It is also possible to connect garage line rails on different levels using inclined rails and conveyor devices one after another.
Of course it is possible. In addition, in Figure 3 a and b,
The plan view arrangement relationship between the main line rail and the garage line is given as an example, and as long as the main line rail, the garage line rail, the inclined rail connecting them, and the conveyor device are used, it is a necessary or restrictive condition in the design. Of course, various applications are possible.

As explained above, by using the cableway carrier storage device according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the required area by making the stop of an automatic circulation cableway multi-story. It becomes easy to set up a stop even in a difficult-to-select location. In addition, since the loading and unloading operations are performed continuously, the processing time is short, so the loading and unloading operations are more efficient than when using a conventional carrier lift.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a conventional cableway carrier storage device, Fig. 2 is a side view showing a conventional cableway carrier storage method using a carrier lift, and Fig. 3a is a cableway carrier storage method of the present invention. A perspective view showing the upper floors of
FIG. 3b is a perspective view showing the lower floor in the cableway carrier storage method of the present invention, FIG. 4a is a side view of the conveyor device, FIG. 4b is a side view of the horizontal section of the conveyor device, and FIG. c is a side view of the inclined section of the conveyor device. 1...Stop, 2...Main rail, 3...Carrier,
7... Garage line rail, 9... Storage carrier group, 11...
Stop, 12... Upper floor, 13... Lower floor, 14
...Main line rail, 15...Garage line rail, 17...Carrier lift, 18, 18a...Elevating rail, 19...
Guide rail, 20, 20a...Carrier, 21...
Container carrier group, 31...Upper floor, 32...Upper floor surface, 33...Carrier, 34a, 34b...Cable, 4
0...Main rail, 43a, 43b...Slanted rail,
52... Garage line rail, 61... Conveyor device, 6
1a... Incoming conveyor device, 61b... Outgoing conveyor device, 66... Cable gripping machine.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a stop for a circulating cableway in which a carrier suspended from a rope handler is operated along a rail, the stop is structured into a plurality of levels, and one level is used for the regular operation of the carrier. A main line rail to be used is arranged, and a garage line rail where the carrier is to be stored is arranged on another floor, and the main line rail and the garage line rail are connected by an inclined rail, and the carriage is stored along the inclined rail. A storage device for a cableway carrier, which is equipped with a conveyor device for transport and allows the carrier to be continuously moved in and out of the warehouse. 2. The conveyor device is a chain conveyor,
2. A storage device for a cableway carrier according to claim 1, wherein a ratchet is attached to the chain of said chain conveyor. 3. The ratchet attached to the chain is
The cableway carrier according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rope-gripping devices are arranged opposite to each other at an interval corresponding to the length l of the rope-clamping device, and are configured to clamp the rope-clamping device. storage device.